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criminality

[krim-uh-nal-i-tee] / ˌkrɪm əˈnæl ɪ ti /










NOUN
misdemeanor
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Still, the deliberate stoking of fear of criminality today mirrors that of the past.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

The veteran character actor plays a man whose pilfering of a wallet ensnares him in more high-stakes criminality in this elegant autumnal caper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

"The clear instruction to our security forces is that we must bring the levels of criminality and violence down," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The goal of these tactics is not to exonerate the person using them from allegations of criminality, corruption or incompetence.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Indeed, the stigma of criminality functions in much the same way that the stigma of race once did.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The government and the military are stepping up actions “to minimize the criminalities along the oil production lines,” said Horatius Egua, a senior official at the petroleum ministry.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2022

And his knowledge, especially of criminalities and the workings of crooked minds, seemed very marvellous to those who sought him out.

From The Penalty by Howard Chandler Christy

But besides this scale for classification, the military law, to which cadets, as part of the army, are amenable, refers all immoralities and criminalities to a military tribunal.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 by Various


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